Some of the history she is using to build that awareness, is the ongoing search for a particular heirloom that has great value to the Wampanoag people — Metacom's wampum belt. Metacom ...

Before European colonists arrived on North American shores, the wampum belt of Long Island’s Unkechaug Indian Nation was esteemed among the nations for its quality. Now, a recently commissioned ...

The One Bowl wampum is the first known pre-contact treaty agreement in North America and is referred to in many land acknowledgements in Ontario. Wampum belts are woven from tubular beads made of ...

Wampum belts are woven from tubular beads made of quahog shells, with patterns that serve as mnemonic devices, recording history, traditions, laws, and diplomacy. The One Bowl, Two Row and Silver ...